Mining and Energy Union (MEU) Archives

A worker checks the placement of a solar panel.

Issue #2052

New Net Zero Authority “a game-changer” for workers

The Communist Party of Australia has long supported a just transition to a sustainable future. The CPA political resolution, adopted at the 14th Congress in...

Issue #2183

Fuel security crisis

The Maritime Union of Australia is calling out the deliberate policy settings and economic engineering that have created Australia’s perilous fuel security situation. Australians need...

Issue #2056

Industrial action looms at Queensland power stations

The union representing workers at the Callide and Kogan power stations will apply to the Fair Work Commission to take industrial action after negotiations broke...

Issue #2150

DINGO

The Mining and Energy Union is deeply concerned about safety in Victoria’s aging coal plants, following a significant safety incident at Yallourn. Earlier this month...

Issue #2155

DINGO

The Mining and Energy Union says Victoria’s energy workers and the wider population deserve a frank and realistic assessment of the future of state’s energy...

Issue #2207

DINGO

Leaders of the BRICS group of nations met in New Delhi last week with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and United States trade...

Issue #2056

BHP wage theft

BHP has admitted underpaying mineworkers US$280 million (A$430 million) since 2010 due to wrongly deducting leave on public holidays. The Mining and Energy Union said...

Delegates in front of the new memorial wall.

Issue #2165

Remembering the dead, for the sake of the living

Speech delivered by Mining and Energy Union (MEU) General President Tony Maher at the 2025 Northern Mining & NSW Energy District Annual Memorial Day. I’d...

Issue #2188

Unions call on Tasmanian, Australian governments to back Liberty Bell Bay workers

Unions representing hundreds of workers at Liberty Bell Bay have called on the Tasmanian and federal governments to move urgently to guarantee workers’ wages, after...

Issue #2208

Mineworkers rally in Mudgee

Glencore has flooded its Ulan Underground mine with out-of-town contractors while creating barely any new secure, permanent jobs for the Mudgee community. Figures obtained by...